GR Silver Announces Filing of NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Plomosas Project
GR Silver Announces Filing of NI 43-101
Technical Report for the Plomosas Project
VANCOUVER, BC
,
May 4, 2023
/CNW/ -
GR Silver Mining Ltd.
("
GR Silver Mining
" or the
"
Company
") (TSXV: GRSL) (OTCQB: GRSLF) (FSE: GPE) – is pleased to announce that the
Company has filed on SEDAR an independent technical report ("the Report") prepared in
accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure of Mineral Projects ("NI 43-
101") supporting the updated resource estimate for the Plomosas Project, previously reported in the
Company's news release dated
March 20, 2023
. This News Release is filed in accordance with
Section 4.2, Sub Section (5)(b) reconciling differences in the silver equivalent ("Ag Eq") estimation
related to the San Marcial Area.
The Company carried out internal diligence upon receiving all digital files related to mineral resource
estimates for the San Marcial, Plomosas Mine, and San Juan-La Colorada Areas from Dr.
Gilles
Arseneau
, P.Geo. of ARSENEAU Consulting Services Inc. An internal review of the resource
estimate for the San Marcial Area as part of the report compilation identified a miscalculation of the
Ag Eq. Dr. Arseneau mistakenly adopted the silver recovery rate from the Plomosas Mine Area in
the estimation of the Ag Eq for the San Marcial Area in the denominator of the Ag Eq formula.
The Ag Eq is calculated using the formula:
AgEq =[(Ag (g/t)*
Ag Price
(g)*Ag Recovery(%))+(Au (g/t)*Au Price (g)*Au Recovery(%))+(Pb
(%)*Pb Price (per %)*Pb Recovery(%))+(Zn (%)*Zn Price (per %)*Zn Recovery(%))+(Cu (%)*Cu
Price (per %)*Cu Recovery(%))]/(Ag Recovery(%)*
Ag Price
(g))
Using 74% (Plomosas Mine Area) as the silver recovery rate instead of 94% (San Marcial Area) in
the denominator of the Ag Eq calculation, while using 94% recovery rate in the numerator,
mistakenly resulted in increasing the Ag Eq grade and, consequently, in the Ag Eq ounces for the
San Marcial Area. Dr
Gilles Arseneau
acknowledged his miscalculation upon notification by the
Company and he has updated the resource estimate for the San Marcial Area in the filed NI 43-101
report.
Dr.
Gilles Arseneau
, P.Geo. of ARSENEAU Consulting Services Inc. commented, "We sincerely
apologize for the miscalculation in the Ag Eq in the San Marcial Area due to my own mistake when
applying the wrong silver recovery rate in the Ag Eq formula denominator. Today's statement with
the filing of the NI 43-101 corrects the error. The data and resource estimation grades are sound,
and they have been checked and independently verified by ARSENEAU Consulting Services Inc. The
error only affects the silver equivalent calculation, the tonnage and grade of the reported mineral
resources remained unchanged".
As noted by Chair & CEO
Eric Zaunscherb
, "The error in calculating Ag Eq grade and ounces, while
unfortunate, does not detract from the accomplishment of GR Silver's geological team in growing the
Plomosas Project resource estimate significantly and cost effectively. The team has demonstrated
the exploration model's efficacy and we continue to be excited by the project's potential for further
growth. In the following days, we will outline our vision for this highly prospective project through the
remainder of 2023."
The full technical report dated
May 3rd, 2023
, with an effective date of
March 15
th
2023, is entitled
"Technical Report and Mineral Resource Update for the Plomosas Project". The report was
prepared for GR Silver Mining Ltd. and can be found under the Company issuer profile at
www.sedar.com
.The resource estimate announced in the Company's
March 20, 2023
news release
is superseded by the report filed and dated
May 3rd, 2023
. Highlights of the resource estimate are
presented as follows.
Area
Mineral
Resource
Class
Type
Tonnes
(Mt)
Average Grade
Contained Metal
Ag
(g/t)
Au
(g/t)
Pb
(%)
Zn
(%)
Cu
(%)
AgEq
(g/t)
Ag
(Moz)
Au
(Koz)
Pb
(Kt)
Zn
(Kt)
Cu
(Kt)
AgEq
(Moz)
San Marcial
Indicated
OP
9
146
0.04
0.2
0.3
0
161
42
10.2
16
28
0
47
Inferred
OP
2
127
0.03
0.1
0.2
0
136
6
1.4
1
3
0
7
San Marcial
Indicated
UG
1
176
0.06
0.3
0.6
0
206
4
1.5
2
4
0
5
Inferred
UG
1
164
0.03
0.2
0.4
0
182
8
1.6
3
5
0
9
Plomosas
Indicated
OP
2
93
0.24
1.0
0.9
0.07
193
5
11.9
16
14
1
10
Inferred
OP
1
66
0.28
1.0
1.0
0.06
174
2
7.8
9
9
1
5
Plomosas
Indicated
UG
3
35
0.57
0.9
1.3
0.08
204
4
58.0
30
42
3
21
Inferred
UG
2
38
0.57
0.9
1.1
0.06
175
3
39.4
20
23
1
12
San Juan/La Colorada
Indicated
OP
0.1
161
0.29
0.3
0.6
0.02
211
0.4
0.8
0
1
0
1
Inferred
OP
0.2
103
0.24
0.5
0.8
0.02
159
0.7
1.6
1
2
0
1
San Juan/La Colorada
Indicated
UG
0.1
90
0.61
1.1
0.8
0.04
199
0.3
2.1
1
1
0
1
Inferred
UG
2.6
34
0.69
1.2
1.9
0.04
182
2.8
56.4
31
49
1
15
Total Indicated
15
117
0.18
0.4
0.6
0.03
179
55
84.5
64
90
4
85
Total Inferred
9
78
0.38
0.7
1.0
0.03
171
22
108.2
64
91
3
49
Table1
Plomosas Project, Mineral Resource Statement, ACS March 15, 2023 by
Area
Mineral
Resource
Class
Type
Tonnage
(Mt)
Average Grade
Contained Metal
Ag
(g/t)
Au
(g/t)
Pb
(%)
Zn
(%)
Cu
(%)
AgEq
(g/t)
Ag
(Moz)
Au
(Koz)
Pb
(Kt)
Zn
(Kt)
Cu
(Kt)
AgEq
(Moz)
Indicated
OP
11
138
0.07
0.3
0.4
0.01
169
47
22.9
31
43
1
58
Inferred
OP
3
105
0.13
0.4
0.5
0.02
152
9
10.8
11
13
1
13
Indicated
UG
4
62
0.48
0.8
1.2
0.07
204
8
61.6
33
47
3
26
Inferred
UG
6
66
0.49
0.8
1.2
0.04
180
13
97.4
53
78
2
36
Total Indicated
15
117
0.18
0.4
0.6
0.03
179
55
84.5
64
90
4
85
Total Inferred
9
78
0.38
0.7
1.0
0.03
171
22
108.2
64
91
3
49
Table 2
Plomosas Project, Mineral Resource Statement, ACS March 15,
2023 by Resource Category
Numbers are rounded
* AgEq is calculated from the metal prices and recoveries using the equation AgEq = ((Au grade*Au price*Au Recovery) + (Ag grade*Ag Price*Ag Recovery) + (Pb grade*Pb
Price*Pb Recovery) + (Cu grade*Cu Price*Cu Recovery) + (Zn grade*Zn Price*Zn Recovery)) / (Ag Price*Ag Recovery)
(1) Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves, do not have demonstrated economic viability
(2) The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues
(3) The Inferred Mineral Resource in this estimate has a lower level of confidence than that applied to an Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be converted to a Mineral
Reserve. It is reasonably expected that the majority of the Inferred Mineral Resource could be upgraded to an Indicated Mineral Resource with continued exploration
(4) The Mineral Resources were estimated using the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves,
Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by the CIM Council
About the Plomosas Project
The Plomosas Project, including the recent high-grade silver SE Area discovery in the San Marcial
Area, is an emerging high-grade silver district located in southern
Sinaloa, Mexico
. The 43,187 ha
Plomosas Project includes past-producing historical mining sites benefitting from previous mine
infrastructure, road access and existing permits. The district contains intermediate to low
sulphidation epithermal silver and gold mineralization hosted in hydrothermal breccias and veins.
Recent success in exploration and drilling has delineated wide, high-grade, shallow hydrothermal
breccias in the San Marcial Area, including the SE Area discovery, where initial drilling incorporated
in the updated resource estimation for the Plomosas Project unveils an exploration opportunity for
continuous resource growth.
QA/QC Procedures
The Company has implemented QA/QC procedures which include insertion of blank, duplicate and
standard samples in all sample lots sent to SGS de México, S.A. de C.V. laboratory facilities in
Durango, Mexico
, for sample preparation and assaying. For every sample with results above Ag
>100 ppm (over limits), these samples are submitted directly by SGS de
Mexico
to SGS Canada
Inc. at
Burnaby, BC
. The analytical methods are four acid Digest and Inductively Coupled Plasma
Optical Emission Spectrometry with Lead Fusion Fire Assay with gravimetric finish for silver above
over limits. For gold assays the analytical methods are Lead Fusion and Atomic Absorption
Spectrometry Lead Fusion Fire Assay and gravimetric finish for gold above over limits (>10 ppm).
Qualified Person
The Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects
for this news release is
Marcio Fonseca
, P. Geo., President & COO for GR Silver Mining, who has
reviewed and approved its contents.
About GR Silver Mining Ltd.
GR Silver Mining is a Canadian-based,
Mexico
-focused junior mineral exploration company engaged
in cost-effective silver-gold resource expansion on its 100%-owned assets, located on the eastern
edge of the Rosario Mining District, in the southeast of Sinaloa State,
Mexico
. GR Silver Mining
controls 100% of two past producer precious metal underground and open pit mines, within the
expanded Plomosas Project, which includes the integrated San Marcial Area and
La Trinidad
acquisition. In conjunction with a portfolio of early to advanced stage exploration targets, the
Company holds 734 km
2
of concessions containing several structural corridors totaling over 75 km in
strike length.
GR Silver Mining Ltd.
Eric Zaunscherb, Chair & CEO
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable
Canadian securities legislation and information that are based on the beliefs of management and
reflect the Company's current expectations. When used in this press release, the words "estimate",
"project", "belief", "anticipate", "intend", "expect", "plan", "predict", "may" or "should" and the
negative of these words or such variations thereon or comparable terminology are intended to
identify forward-looking statements and information. Such statements and information reflect
the current view of the Company. Risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contemplated in those forward-looking statements and information. By their
nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or other future events,
to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is
defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy
or accuracy of this press release.
SOURCE
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